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Problem 2
A professor claims that it takes the average student no more than 40 minutes to finish his final exam. A random selection of 39 students was timed while taking the final. The students had an average completion time of 41.6 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Use a 1% significance level to test the professor’s claim. Give the practical interpretation of the outcome of the test.
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